Marshfield News-Herald · Marshfield, Wisconsin · 27 December 2002

CP-2002-020

7 Palestinians killed by Israeli army gunfire

Hadeel Wahdan, The Associated Press, Ramallah

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“RAMALLAH, West Bank — Israeli troops chasing militants in the West Bank surrounded homes, a hospital and a downtown square Thursday, killing five armed Palestinians and two bystanders, while soldiers reoccupied Bethlehem after withdrawing over Christmas.

The military activity reflected Israel’s strategy of seizing the initiative in its conflict with the Palestinians instead of reacting to Palestinian attacks… Israel’s latest occupation of Bethlehem came after a Palestinian suicide bomber from the town blew himself up on a bus in Jerusalem on Nov. 21, killing 11 passengers.

Israel says it has warnings of other militants planning attacks originating in Bethlehem… Later, after soldiers imposed a curfew, hundreds of Palestinians protested and threw rocks at soldiers, who opened fire, killing an 18-year-old and wounding 20 other people, Palestinians said. The military said Palestinians threw rocks and fire-bombs at soldiers.”

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